DC Books to Prisons
An article in #TheGuardian describes the impact that books had on Malcolm X while he was in prison:
"He transformed his mind completely.... In prison libraries – even in the desperate squalor of Charlestown, where he picked up Shakespeare and Melville – Malcolm read novelists, poets, philosophers and religious thinkers. He proved a natural reader..."
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/dec/07/malcolm-x-patrick-parr-new-book
DC Books to Prisons
Some jails allow book shipments from Amazon and big-box chains, while denying book shipments from independent bookstores. Now, an independent bookstore, Avid Bookshop, has filed a lawsuit alleging that this is unconstitutional.
#jail #censorship #books #FirstAmendment #FourteenthAmendment #AvidBookshop
DC Books to Prisons
We send books only to people incarcerated in the United States. Fortunately, there are similar groups in other countries. This article describes a group collecting books for prisoners in Manitoba, Canada. (Unlike us, the group provides books only to prison libraries. We mostly serve individuals behind bars, although we also send books to prison libraries from time to time.)
Founded in 1999, DC Books to Prisons provides free books to individual prisoners. We also develop and support prison libraries. Our work is done solely by concerned volunteers using donated time and resources. DC Books to Prisons is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization located in Washington DC.http://dcbookstoprisoners.org/
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